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Old 04-10-2015, 02:28 PM
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In an ongoing effort to reduce coolant and oil temps I took a queue from CrowHater's old thread: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ter-death.html and installed some Mustang GT hood vents (although mine are carbon fiber) I got for ~$150. Came out pretty good I think and should help with underhood temps that the iron block and turbos generate. Cut the hood using a cutoff wheel (after quickly eating multiple jizsaw blades) and glued them down with a 2 part SMC epoxy from a paint supply shop.









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Nice job but what about the water that will get down in the engine bay?
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Looks really good!!
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Nice job but what about the water that will get down in the engine bay?
I run drag radials full time so I rarely get caught in the rain. Not too worried about it.
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Nice job! Looks perfect.
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Looks great.
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That looks great! I might have to do that as well!
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I like it
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I really like that look. I had a Grand Prix GTP that had those, although they weren't functional. As for yours.....did you grimace when you started that first cut? Eeeeek!
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Got a pic from the inside?
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great job u are very bold that could have been a costly mistake had u got it wrong lol
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that looks great. I would love to do that, but I daily drive my vette, rain included. bummer.
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what year/model Mustang ??
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It's amazing how affordable carbon fiber parts get when they don't include the Corvette tax.
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Got a pic from the inside?


It's not terribly pretty. I could rattle can it black.


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'13-14.


http://www.bmcextremecustoms.net/fomugtoemstf.html


I had originally ordered the fiberglass but was accidentally sent the carbon fiber ones.
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great job u are very bold that could have been a costly mistake had u got it wrong lol


Thanks. I wasn't too worried. If it didn't come out good it would have given me an excuse to buy a real vented hood.
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Old 04-13-2015, 10:28 AM
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Updated the link where I got them.
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Looks pretty good.
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How did you get the contours of the mustang hood vents to match the vette hood contours. Carbon Fiber is VERY stiff and does not like to flex.
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